Canadian Immigration Lawyers - Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Across Canada

about us: Our Firm

Suleman & Co. is a Canadian immigration law firm based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. We have been providing immigration services to clients from around the world since 1992. Our firm represents clients in all immigration matters at immigration tribunals and all levels of court.

Suleman & Co. specializes in assisting business and professional immigrants.
Suleman & Co.'s clients include investors, businesspersons, those with skilled trades and professional accreditation, Canadian and international companies, temporary workers as well as students and visitors.

In addition to processing permanent immigration and temporary visa applications, Suleman & Co. has built up an enviable reputation in advocating for the rights of its client's before the Immigration and Refugee Board and the Federal Court of Canada.

Suleman & Co. restricts its practice to Canadian immigration and citizenship law matters only. Our focus and experience is the source of our expertise.

We provide our services in all major languages and to date have served clients from over 45 countries in the world (and counting).

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about us : Our Lawyers

Zool Suleman,  Lawyer

zool suleman

Zool Suleman, the founder of Suleman & Co., is a graduate of Dalhousie Law School (1989) and served as a Law Clerk at the Federal Court of Canada (Appeal Division) in 1990-91. He articled with a national law firm before establishing his own firm (1992).

Mr. Suleman is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia, the Canadian Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the American Immigration Lawyers' Association. He has extensive experience in Canadian immigration law matters and restricts his practice to this area of law.

He has organized seminars, made presentations, and published papers on various immigration topics for the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, the Canadian Bar Association (at the National and the Regional level), Amnesty International, Insight Seminars, and the American Immigration Lawyers' Association (at the National level). He has also presented talks on immigration and social justice issues at the University of British Columbia Law School and at the University of Windsor Department of Communications.

Mr. Suleman is often called upon to comment on Canadian Immigration topics and has done so for regional, national and international media outlets.

In addition to his immigration interests, Mr. Suleman has been active in supporting and arts and multicultural activities. He has served on the Boards of several arts organizations and from 1991-1996 was the Editor of the arts journal - Rungh (www.rungh.org). He is a founding member and Director of the MARU Society (www.maruworld.org) and is a member of the research team at MARU's stop racial profiling project (www.stopracialprofiling.ca).

about us : Our Staff

Tim Bailey

Tim Bailey, the Paralegal at Suleman & Company, obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Victoria in 2002, where he focused on public and administrative law, and human rights.  While completing his studies, Tim was extensively involved in the Legal Information Clinic; was president of the Students of Law Involved in the Community/Publicly Active Law Students group; and editor of the student newsletter Carpe Diem.  Upon his graduation, the faculty and students awarded Tim the Diana Priestly Award for his outstanding commitment to these community activities. 

After graduation he worked as a legal advocate with Together Against Poverty Society in Victoria, BC, and also as an Auxiliary Research and Mediation Officer with the BC Environmental and Forest Appeal Boards.  During this time he continued his community work as president of the Vancouver Island Human Rights Coalition.


Rahman Sadeed

Rahman Sadeed

Rahman Sadeed is a Legal Assistant at Suleman & Co. He assists clients in the Farsi, Dari and Urdu languages. He is a graduate of the Vancouver Community College Office Assistant Program and has worked/volunteered with a variety of immigrant and refugee organizations in Canada and abroad over the past years. Mr. Sadeed has many creative interests such as poetry/calligraphy and an interest in sports such as soccer.

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about us : Professional Organizations

Law Society of British Columbia

Law Society of British Columbia

The Law Society is the official licensing body for all lawyers in British Columbia. You cannot practice law in British Columbia unless you are a member of the Law Society. Zool Suleman, the founder of Suleman & Co., has been a member of the Law Society since April 1992. The Law Society has strict licensing requirements, strong rules of ethics, and over $1 million in liability insurance coverage for its members. To confirm that Zool Suleman and the other lawyers in Suleman & Co. are licensed lawyers, go to the "Lawyer Lookup" section of the Law Society internet site.

Canadian Bar Association

Canadian Bar Association

Suleman & Co., has been a member of the Canadian Bar Association since 1992. Zool Suleman has been an active member of the CBA, both in British Columbia and Nationally. He has organized and participated in many CBA conferences dealing with Canadian Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship law matters.

As the Canadian Bar Association site states:

"The CBA is the essential ally and advocate of all members of the legal profession; it is the voice for all members of the profession and its primary purpose is to serve its members; it is the premier provider of personal and professional development and support to all members of the legal profession; it promotes fair justice systems, facilitates effective law reform, promotes equality in the legal profession and is devoted to the elimination of discrimination; the CBA is a leading edge organization committed to enhancing the professional and commercial interests of a diverse membership and to protecting the independence of the judiciary and the Bar.

The Canadian Bar Association is a professional, voluntary organization which was formed in 1896, and incorporated by a Special Act of Parliament on April 15, 1921. Today, the Association represents some 35,000 lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers, and law students from across Canada. Approximately two-thirds of all practicing lawyers in Canada belong to the CBA."

American Bar Association

American Bar Association

Suleman & Co., has been a member of the ABA, as an Associate Member, since 2001. The ABA is equivalent to the Canadian Bar Association in Canada and is America's most important advocacy organization for American lawyers.

International offices

American Immigration Lawyers Association, Canada Chapter

Suleman & Co. has been a member of AILA since 1996. While Suleman & Co. restricts its practice to Canadian Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship law matters, it provides assistance to AILA member lawyers and to many Citizens of the USA (individuals and companies) who wish to live, work, study, and immigrate to Canada. In 1999, Zool Suleman presented a paper on Canadian Immigration law issues at the National AILA Conference held in Seattle, Washington, USA.

AILA is one of the primary lawyers associations advocating for the interests of immigrants in the USA.

Lexis Nexis, Martindale-Hubbell

Martindale-Hubbell is a leading international directory and resource centre for lawyers. Suleman & Co., is pleased to be a member of this organization.

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about us : Client Comments

Suleman & Co. has assisted many clients with their Canadian immigration needs. Below are some of our clients comments.

Dear Zool,

It is with great appreciation and our utmost respect for you and your staff that my wife and I give our thanks for all of your hard work to see our immigration process come to a successful conclusion. I cannot imagine how any other firm could have managed to see our family class immigration application through all of the twists and turns that often arise in our seldom used and infrequently successful category of immigration law. The level of personal input and response was superb. You guided us through uncertain aspects with ease and confidence. On top of your firms high standards of professionalism, the patience and general friendliness gave my wife and I total confidence that if we were to be successful, it could only occur with your representation. And more than any of the above, I also want to thank you for, to me, is the highest compliment - you are a true, compassionate Human Being. In this day and age, to me that says everything.

Cheers,
N.& V.

Thanks for your honest assessment and straightfoward answers. It will help us a lot in evaluating our immigration options. I truly appreciate that you gave your advice over phone without any charges.

I will definitely utilize your firm's services if and when we move to Vancouver. Keep up the great work!

Regards,
- Sameer

To Whom It May Concern:

I have recently received tremendous help from Suleman & Co. I am a German citizen with long-standing (>20 years) Canadian Landed Immigrant status but have been away for some time for personal reasons. On a visit back to Vancouver a year ago, an Immigration Officer revoked my status due to a misunderstanding over the new Immigration Act of 2002.

I was stranded at the airport without any Landed Immigrant paperwork. Fortunately, some good friends recommended Mr. Suleman and his law firm to me as experts in just such cases. He was my counsel over the next several months. I was impressed by his diligence and thorough understanding of the law, and also by how personally he took his role as my advocate, in the literal sense.

My appeal to retain my status was eventually presented in an Immigration Appeals Court. Mr. Suleman took personal care to prepare me thoroughly for what I might expect and again I was impressed by the efficient and professional way he had gone about obtaining all the necessary documents pertaining to my case. I had been warned before that the chances for success were extremely slim but I was so anxious to return to Canada that it was worth the effort.

Well, we won my appeal! Despite steep odds against us, I know that the greater part of our success can be attributed to Mr. Suleman and the efforts of his team. Without them, I would not be in the position I am in now -- that is, once again a Canadian Landed Immigrant. Thank you, Mr. Suleman, for helping me to live in my dream country!

Sincerely,
HU

Dear Zool,

G. and I really appreciate you talking such a thorough look at our paperwork. You really gave us peace of mind that everything is on the right track. In fact, we should have it sent on its way by Monday, which may be the happiest day of our lives!

Thanks for everything!

Sincerely,
S. P.

Zool,

I would like to thank you for your help in gaining criminal rehabilitation from Canadian Immigration.

You and your firm acted in a professional and efficient manner. I believe your experience with these issues and relationships with immigration officials were important in resolving this matter.

Again thank you for the fine work Zool.

Sincerely,
J. R. Z.

Dear Zool,

Thank you for your help with my sponsorship of K's immigration to Canada.

It was a great comfort through all the hoop-jumping of the sponsorship process to know that our case was in your capable hands. We are particularly grateful that your careful handling of K's previous brush with the law meant we encountered no difficulties in that regard.

Our family is secure, together, and thriving. Many thanks to you and your staff for all your work in bringing our case to a successful result!

With best regards,
K. L.

Dear Sir or Madam,

I have been in Canada as an international student for over six years. Last August 2004, I decided to change my status to a work permit. I consulted various immigration consultants and also spoke to a few Canada immigration officers. I found myself in a position where every body's expertise was showing me what to expect for someone in my situation and yet I was being misled; not because of a lack of competence but mostly because immigration matters are extremely complex over all. I spent a tremendous amount of time on CIC website and finally realized that changing status from student to worker was going to be difficult.

Then, a very close friend of mine heard that I was feeling down over the challenge I was facing. She called me and told me about a lawyer with whom her husband does business. It turned out that he is an immigration lawyer: Mr. Suleman. After highly speaking of his expertise and efficiency in his line of work, she gave me his number. My first concern was financial: I assumed that it was going to cost quite a bit of money to find out what I needed to do but time was running out. So I called Mr. Suleman's office on a Thursday, he was unavailable at the time. The following morning, Mr. Suleman called me back, I believe I was one of the first on his first things to do list: it was early in the morning.

Once given the situation, Mr. Suleman gave me his advice on how to approach the situation and all the other possible options to consider. After a 15 min. conversation, I started to realize that this man is trying to help me for the sake of helping someone. I started to feel bad because his expertise is his craft and he never asked for a fee. Most important is that his advices and expertise helped me get a working permit and I know that Mr. Suleman is a highly competent immigration lawyer, whom I will refer to my friend whenever asked for a good immigration lawyer.

I am so grateful to my friend for referring Mr. Suleman to me, and also for still being in Canada. Thank you very much Mr. Suleman.

O. O.

Suleman & Company were successful in winning my overseas spousal sponsorship appeal. They were thorough and knowledgeable and their staff was very helpful. The Hearings and Appeals Officer was very laudatory about the work that Suleman and Company did. They got us the results that we needed. - C. C. To

Dear Zool,

I wanted to write to express my thanks to you and your company for assisting in my receiving permanent resident status.

You and your staff made what was a daunting and somewhat terrifiying experience as pleasant as is possible. Your competence and confidence eased my state of mind greatly.

If you should need ever need a reference, please do not hesitate to use this letter or to call me directly at (604)xxx-xxxx.

I thank you again for all your work and wish you all the success for the future.

All the best from an extremely grateful and happy client,

Kate P.

These testimonials have been provided to us by our clients with their consent.
Results vary depending upon the facts of each case.


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Suleman and company

Vancouver (Head Office)

Suite 407- 1750 East 10th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
Canada
V5N 5K4
Telephone: 604-685-8472
Fax: 604-685-7753